What we know today as Sabino Canyon was the site of a whole lot of scrunching 25 million years ago. In a geologic nutshell: Two ancient types of rock - 1.4-billion-year-old Oracle granite and 50 ...

Displays offer an introduction to canyon life zones, geology, wildlife and human history. A color-coded "Sabino Canyon Herbarium" consists of dozens of pressed native plants and blooms.

"It's interesting geology, the biology is fascinating. But the human history came to dominate my interests in it. That's a whole dimension of Sabino Canyon I've wanted to open up." Lazaroff just ...

Tucson’s Sabino Canyon, and all the animals and plants living in it, endured the second-driest winter on record in 2024 and 2025. For Joseph Cyr, a high school teacher who takes award-winning ...

and there are some Arizona cypress growing high up in Sabino Canyon. Trouble is, it's tough getting up there now to see them. Geology happens, and in Sabino Canyon, geology happened in a big way ...

TUCSON (KVOA) — The Sabino Canyon Recreation Area attracts people from all over the world. It gets more than a million visitors a year. "I've lived in Alaska for 35 years," visitor Rick Maron said.

Bring plenty of water. – Jill Schildhouse Located along the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains on Tucson's northeast edge, Sabino Canyon's numerous hiking trails and wildlife viewing ...

A weak summer monsoon and little winter precipitation left Sabino Canyon dry. Hiker Joseph Cyr, a high school teacher and photographer, was in the canyon when Sabino Creek trickled to life.